Petersburg Military Institute of Physical Culture. Military Institute of Physical Culture (VIFK). The procedure for the professional selection of candidates entering for training by cadets in programs with full and secondary military special training

Federal state state military educational
institution higher education"Military Institute physical education» Ministry of Defense Russian Federation(hereinafter referred to as the Institute) is the only institution of higher education in Russia that provides training and retraining for the Armed Forces of the Russian Federation of qualified specialists with higher and secondary vocational education in the field of physical culture and sports, physical training, service-applied physical training.

1.1. Education at the Institute full-time.

1.2. Training period:

1.2.1. According to the program with full military-special training (higher education) - 5 years.

Graduates of the Institute with higher education are awarded the military rank of "lieutenant" and a diploma of higher education is issued.

They are appointed to the following positions:

  • teacher of the department of physical training of universities of the Ministry of Defense of Russia and a teacher of a separate discipline (physical culture) of pre-university educational institutions Ministry of Defense of Russia;
  • assistant commander of a military unit for physical training - head of physical training of a military unit;
  • commander of a platoon of physical training instructors of a military unit.

The appointment is made to positions in military units of all types and branches of the Armed Forces of the Russian Federation, as well as other federal executive bodies in which military service is provided for by the Law.

The main areas of professional activity of a graduate of the Institute with higher education are:

  • organization, provision and conduct of service-applied physical training;
  • management and administrative and economic activities in the field of physical culture and sports;
  • physical education, education, research activities;
  • sports, motor recreation, rehabilitation, promotion of a healthy lifestyle.

1.2.2. According to the program with secondary military special training (secondary vocational education) - 2 years 10 months.

Graduates of the Institute who have successfully completed their secondary military training program are issued a diploma of secondary vocational education with the qualification of "Teacher in Physical Culture and Sports", and they are appointed to the positions of physical training instructors in military units of all military branches and branches of the Armed Forces Russian Federation.

The main areas of professional activity of a graduate of the Institute with secondary vocational education are:

  • organization, provision and conduct of physical and special training in units and subunits of the Armed Forces of the Russian Federation;
  • physical education, motor recreation, rehabilitation and promotion of a healthy lifestyle in the interests of military service.

1.3. In accordance with paragraph 7 of Art. 35 of the Federal Law of March 28, 1998 No. 53-FZ "On military duty and military service" (as amended by the Federal Law of October 5, 2015 No. 274-FZ) citizens expelled from military educational institutions of higher education for indiscipline, poor progress or unwillingness to study, or those who refused to enter into military service contracts, reimburse the federal budget funds spent on their military or special training. The procedure for calculating reimbursable funds is determined by the Government of the Russian Federation.

1.4. These Admission Rules have been developed taking into account the requirements of the regulatory legal acts of the Russian Federation, on the basis of Order No. 185 of the Minister of Defense of the Russian Federation dated April 7, 2015 “On approval of the Procedure and conditions for admission to educational organizations higher education under the jurisdiction of the Ministry of Defense of the Russian Federation, Art. 70, 71 of the Federal Law of the Russian Federation dated December 29, 2012 No. 273-FZ "On Education in the Russian Federation".

2. Requirements for candidates entering

2.1. As candidates for admission to the Institute for training as cadets under programs with full military special training, citizens with a secondary general education are considered from among:

  • citizens aged 16 to 22 who have not completed military service;
  • citizens who have completed military service and conscripted military personnel - until they reach the age of 24;
  • servicemen undergoing military service under a contract (except for officers) entering the Institute for training under programs with full military special training - until they reach the age of 27 years.

2.2. As candidates for admission to the Institute for training as cadets under programs with secondary military special training, citizens with a secondary general education are considered until they reach the age of 30 years.

2.4. Candidates for admission to the Institute for training as cadets must meet the requirements established by the legislation of the Russian Federation for citizens entering military service under a contract.

2.5. Citizens specified in the fourth and fifth paragraphs of paragraph 5 of Article 34 of the Federal Law of March 28, 1998 No. 53-FZ "On military duty and military service" cannot be considered as candidates for admission to the Institute, as well as those who do not meet the requirements specified in the fourth paragraph of paragraph 1 of Art. 35 of the said law.

2.6. Candidates entering the Institute must have sports titles or sports categories not lower than the first in one of the sports.

3. Pre-selection procedurecandidates entering for cadet trainingunder programs with full and secondary military special training

3.1. Preliminary selection of candidates from among citizens who have completed and have not completed military service is carried out by the military commissars of the constituent entities of the Russian Federation.

Pre-selection activities are carried out in order to send candidates who meet the requirements for entrance examinations, and include determining the suitability of candidates for training at the Institute by:

  • the presence of citizenship of the Russian Federation;
  • level of education;
  • age
  • state of health;
  • the level of physical fitness;
  • aptitude category.

Citizens who have completed and have not completed military service, who have expressed a desire to enter the Institute, submit applications to the department of the military commissariat of the constituent entity of the Russian Federation (municipal) at the place of residence (graduates of pre-university educational institutions of the Ministry of Defense of Russia submit an application addressed to the head of the institution in which they study) until April 20 of the year of admission to the university.

Citizens residing in military units stationed outside the Russian Federation submit applications addressed to the head of the Institute before May 20 of the year of admission to the Institute.

3.2. Servicemen who have expressed a desire to enter military educational institutions shall submit a report addressed to the commander of the military unit before April 1 of the year of admission to the Institute.

3.3. Candidates' applications include:

  • Full Name,
  • Date of Birth,
  • education,
  • residence address,
  • name of the military educational institution,
  • level of professional education,
  • the field in which they wish to study.

In the report of candidates from among the military, in addition to the above, the military rank and position held are indicated, and instead of the address of the place of residence - the name of the military unit.

Attached to the application (report) are: a photocopy of a birth certificate and a document proving identity and citizenship, an autobiography, a reference from the place of work, study or service in the prescribed form, a photocopy of a state document on the appropriate level of education, three certified photographs sized 4.5 x 6 cm, service card of a serviceman, a photocopy of a document confirming the assignment (presence) of a sports rank (rank), certified in accordance with the established procedure in the executive authority of the constituent entities of the Russian Federation or their authorized bodies (organizations) in the field of physical culture and sports, as well as a copy of the order ( extract from the order) on the assignment of a sports title (category).

A candidate who is a member of the country's national team for a sport also submits documents confirming his membership in the national team, certified in the established manner by the executive authority of the constituent entities of the Russian Federation or by their authorized bodies (organizations) in the field of physical culture and sports.

3.4. A passport, a military ID or a certificate of a citizen subject to conscription for military service, an original state document on the appropriate level of education, as well as original documents granting special rights for admission to study at a university established by the legislation of the Russian Federation, are submitted by a candidate to the selection committee of the military educational institution upon arrival, but no later than one day before the meeting of the selection committee to decide on the admission of the candidate to the Institute.

3.5. The decision to send candidates from among citizens who have not completed military service to military educational institutions for professional selection is made by draft boards, drawn up in a protocol and announced to candidates (for candidates from among graduates of pre-university educational institutions of the Ministry of Defense of Russia, the decision is made by data managers educational institutions and approved by the head of the Main Directorate of Personnel of the Ministry of Defense of the Russian Federation), and for citizens who have completed military service - by the military commissars of the constituent entities of the Russian Federation.

Military commissars of constituent entities of the Russian Federation (heads of pre-university educational institutions of the Ministry of Defense of Russia) send documents for the indicated candidates listed above, medical examination cards and professional psychological selection cards to the Institute until May 20 of the year of admission.

3.6. The decision to send candidates from among the military personnel for professional selection to universities is made by the commanders of formations (military units).

The documents of candidates from among the military personnel listed above, medical examination cards, professional psychological selection cards, and for candidates from among the military personnel undergoing military service under the contract, and personal files are sent by the commanders of military units for consideration to the headquarters of the formations before May 1 of the year of admission to the Institute .

The approved lists of candidates from among the military personnel who have passed the preliminary selection with the specified documents are sent to the Institute by May 20 of the year of admission, and the candidates are sent by the unit commander to the Institute for professional selection: applicants for full military special training programs - by June 1 , and applicants for training in programs with secondary military special training - by June 10.

Documents of candidates from among the military personnel who did not pass the preliminary selection are sent by the commander of the formation to the commander of the military unit, indicating the reasons for the refusal.

3.7. Based on the consideration of the received documents of candidates, the Institute's selection committee determines the compliance of the selected candidates with the requirements and makes a decision on their admission to professional selection.

The decision is drawn up in a protocol, approved by its chairman and brought to the departments of the military commissariats of the constituent entities of the Russian Federation (municipal) at the place of residence of candidates, pre-university educational institutions of the Ministry of Defense of Russia and personally to candidates before June 20 of the year of admission to the university, indicating the time and place of professional selection or the reason for refusal .

Citizens of the Russian Federation residing outside the Russian Federation, where there are no military units of the Russian Federation, no later than July 25 of the year of admission to the Institute must arrive with a state document on the appropriate level of education and documents proving identity and citizenship, for consideration admission committee candidates for admission to the Institute with the execution of the necessary documents and admission to professional selection.

3.8. With candidates from among the military personnel entering the Institute for training in programs with full military special training, from June 1 of the year of admission to universities, 25-day training camps are held, and for training in programs with secondary military special training from June 10 of the year of admission 15-day gatherings are held in order to prepare military personnel for professional selection.

4. The procedure for conducting professional selection candidates entering for training as cadets in programs with full and secondary military special training

4.1. The professional selection of candidates entering for training as cadets in programs with full and secondary military special training is carried out by the selection committee in order to determine the ability of candidates to master educational programs of the appropriate level.

4.2. The professional selection of candidates entering for training as cadets in programs with full and secondary military special training includes:

  • determining the suitability of candidates for admission to a university for health reasons;
  • determination of the category of professional suitability of candidates on the basis of their socio-psychological study, psychological and psycho-physiological examination;
  • entrance examinations, consisting of:
  1. assessment of the level of general educational readiness of candidates;
  2. assessment of the level of professional preparedness of candidates based on the results of additional entrance examinations;
  3. assessment of the level of physical fitness of candidates.

4.4. For the professional selection of candidates, examination groups of 25-30 people are formed.

Examination groups are formed separately from candidates who have expressed a desire to enter the Institute for training under a program with full military special training, and from candidates who have expressed a desire to enter the Institute for training under a program with secondary military special training.

In some cases, it is allowed to make changes in the established procedure to the schedule of professional selection.

4.5. The results of the medical examination of candidates are announced no later than one day after the conclusion of the military medical commission on the candidate's state of health. The determination of the suitability of candidates for health reasons is carried out by the medical commission of the Institute in accordance with the requirements of military service and the specifics of the university.

Based on the results of a medical examination, a conclusion is given: “fit” or “not fit”. If a candidate is recognized as unfit for health reasons to enter the Institute, he has the right to receive explanations and recommendations from a specialist doctor.

4.6. The level of general educational readiness of candidates entering educational programs with full military special training is determined by the results of the Unified state exam(hereinafter - the Unified State Examination), received in general subjects: Russian language and biology (core subject).

USE results are valid for four years following the year in which such results were obtained.

4.7. The level of general educational readiness of candidates who have passed the state final certification for educational programs of secondary general education not in the form of the USE is also determined by the results of entrance examinations conducted by the university independently (Russian language, biology) and evaluated on a 100-point scale.

4.8. Categories of candidates who may, at their own discretion, take all general education entrance examinations conducted by the university independently, or pass one or more of the specified entrance examinations along with the presentation of the results of the Unified State Examination as the results of other general education entrance examinations, are determined in accordance with the Legislation of the Russian Federation in the field of education.

4.9. The minimum number of points for all forms of general education entrance examinations is minimal amount USE points, approved by the Minister of Defense of the Russian Federation (Russian language - 36 points, biology - 36 points).

4.10. The results of assessing the level of general education of candidates in USE results are announced to candidates no later than one day after the end of the verification of the reliability of information about the candidate's participation in the Unified State Examination and the results of the Unified State Examination.

The results of the entrance examination conducted by the university independently - no later than the second day after the entrance examination.

4.11. When assessing the level of general educational readiness of candidates entering educational programs with secondary military special training, the results of their mastering the educational program of secondary general education indicated in the submitted documents on education (the average score of the document on education) are taken into account.

4.12. The conclusion on the category of professional suitability of candidates on the basis of their socio-psychological study, psychological and psycho-physiological examination is carried out no later than one day before the end of the professional selection of candidates.

Assessment of social activity, military-professional orientation, individual moral and psychological qualities is carried out in the process of professional psychological examination, which is carried out in accordance with the "Guidelines for professional psychological selection in the Armed Forces of the Russian Federation", approved by order of the Minister of Defense of the Russian Federation of January 26, 2000 No. 50, by interviewing, analyzing characteristics and personal files, questioning and testing candidates, systematic monitoring of them until the end of all tests.

Professional psychological selection consists of group testing and individual interview. They take 4-6 hours to complete.

According to the results of the survey, the category of professional suitability is determined.

Based on the results of professional psychological selection, one of the following conclusions is made on the professional suitability of the candidate:

  • "recommended in the first place" - the first category;
  • "recommended" - the second category;
  • "Recommended conditionally" - the third category;
  • "not recommended" - the fourth category.

A candidate classified according to the results of professional psychological selection to the fourth category of professional suitability is considered to have not passed professional selection.

4.14. Candidates assigned to the fourth category of professional suitability are informed about the conclusion made individually. If necessary, individual psychological counseling is carried out with these candidates, during which explanations and recommendations are given.

4.15. Assessment of the level of physical fitness of candidates is determined by the results of four physical exercises. The list of exercises and the minimum indicators in the physical fitness standards for candidates entering the programs with full and secondary military special training are approved on the basis of the decision of the Academic Council of the Institute in the prescribed manner (Appendix 1).

All exercises are accepted, as a rule, in one day. One attempt is allowed to complete the exercise. In some cases (in case of a breakdown, fall, etc.), by decision of the chairman of the subcommittee, the exercise can be performed again. Repeated performance of the exercise in order to increase the score is not allowed.

4.16. The results of the assessment of the level of physical fitness are communicated to the candidates in the prescribed manner, but no later than one day after the entrance test.

Candidates recognized as fit to enter the Institute for health reasons are admitted to the entrance test to assess the level of physical fitness.

4.17. Physical exercises are performed by all candidates as part of the examination group in the following sequence:

  • pull-ups on the crossbar, 100 m run, 3 km run - in the afternoon;
  • 100m swimming - in the afternoon.

In some cases, the sequence of exercises can be changed.

4.18. Description and order of the exercises:

4.18.1. Exercises are performed in sportswear.

4.18.2. Pull-ups on the crossbar. Starting position: hanging on straight arms, grip from above, the hanging position is fixed. Bending your arms, pull yourself up (the chin is above the bar of the crossbar), unbending your arms, lower yourself into the hang. The hanging position on straight arms is fixed for at least 1 second. Slight bending or spreading of the legs is allowed. It is forbidden to perform jerky or swing movements.

The exercise can be performed by several candidates at the same time. The score (number of times) is announced to the candidate when he takes the position of the hang on the crossbar. In case of violation of the conditions for performing the exercise, the mistakes made are indicated, for example: "Do not count, the chin is below the crossbar."

4.18.3. 100m run - is performed from a high start on the stadium's running track or flat ground with any surface in sports shoes with no more than two candidates participating at the same time.

4.18.4. 3 km run - is carried out on any terrain, including at the stadium, from a general start in sports shoes. The start is carried out simultaneously for a group of no more than 25 people.

4.18.5. Swimming. The swimming test is carried out at a water temperature not lower than plus 18 °C.

Swimming 100 m freestyle - start is carried out from the starting table. When swimming, any method is used. The turn is performed with the obligatory touching of the wall by any part of the body.

Swimming in the 100 m breaststroke method - the start is carried out from the starting table. After the start and turn, it is allowed to perform one swimming movement with arms and legs under water. The turn is performed with the obligatory touch of the wall with both hands.

4.19. Assessment of the level of physical fitness of candidates entering for training in programs with full and secondary military special training is set on a point system. To determine the assessment of the level of physical fitness of candidates, a table of scoring for performing physical training exercises on a 100-point scale is used in accordance with Appendix No. 1.

4.20. A candidate who has not fulfilled at least one of the exercises the minimum allowable indicators specified in these rules (Appendix No. 1), and (or) has not completed the assigned physical exercise without a good reason, and (or) has not arrived at the entrance test without a good reason, is assessed as “unsatisfactory” and is considered to those who have not passed the professional selection.

4.21. If it is impossible for the candidate to perform the exercise (exercises) for a good reason on the day of the entrance test, in accordance with the established procedure, a decision may be made to postpone the execution of the exercise (exercises) to another day, but no later than the reserve day determined by the schedule of events of the professional selection of the reserve day for this type of entrance examination.

4.22. Evaluation of the level of professional preparedness of candidates based on the results of additional entrance examinations includes an interview and a professional test (testing special physical fitness in the chosen sport).

4.23. Additional entrance examinations are held at the departments of practical disciplines in sports that are profile for the institute:

  • department of overcoming obstacles and hand-to-hand combat (army hand-to-hand combat, boxing, wrestling - freestyle, Greco-Roman, judo, sambo);
  • department of gymnastics and athletic training (artistic gymnastics, kettlebell lifting);
  • department of sports and outdoor games (volleyball, ice hockey, football, handball);
  • department of accelerated movement and ski training (biathlon, cross-country skiing, athletics, polyathlon - winter, summer);
  • Department of military-applied swimming and light diving training (sports swimming),
  • department of military special training (bullet shooting and shooting sports);
  • Department of mountain and special training (orienteering, rock climbing).

4.24. Candidates entering other sports not included in the list fulfill the normative requirements of polyathlon under the pentathlon program, which includes: 60 m run, 1 km run, 700 g grenade throw, 50 m freestyle swimming, pull-ups on the crossbar, in in accordance with Appendix No. 2. At the same time, the fulfillment of the standards corresponds to: MC - "excellent", CMS - "good", 1st category - "satisfactory".

4.25. The results of assessing the level of professional training of candidates based on the results of additional entrance examinations are communicated to candidates only after their approval in the established manner, but no later than one day after the entrance examination.

4.26. Assessment of the level of professional preparedness of candidates based on the results of additional entrance examinations is carried out in two stages.

The first stage is an interview (determination of the conformity of sports qualifications in the chosen sport), the second stage is the verification of special physical fitness in the chosen sport.

4.27. Additional entrance examinations are conducted by expert commissions for sports.

The chairman of the expert commission for a sport is the head of the profiling department, who is a member of the selection committee.

To work as experts - members of the commission for sports, the most competent in this sport, teachers of the departments and employees of the institute, who are members of the selection committee, are involved.

4.28. The interview (determining the conformity of sports qualifications in the chosen sport) is conducted individually with each candidate.

During the interview, candidates provide the athlete's documents (qualification books, certificates, extracts from documents of authorized organizations on awarding a sports title or category, copies of competition protocols).

The procedure for scoring points for compliance with the declared sports qualification is presented in Appendix No. 3.

The points received for the interview are recorded in the protocol for assessing the level of professional preparedness of candidates based on the results of additional entrance examinations of the candidate.

4.29. Professional test (testing the special physical fitness of candidates).

During the second stage, a professional test is carried out in the form of a competitive exercise (athletics, swimming, shooting and shooting sports), several competitive exercises according to the all-around program (polyathlon, winter polyathlon, polyathlon for non-core sports) and / or special physical fitness exercises in accordance with the proposed exercises and standards presented in Appendix No. 2.

4.30. The number of attempts to perform an exercise (exercises, elements, actions, complexes, combinations) is determined in accordance with the rules of the competition in the sport.

Points received for testing special physical fitness in the chosen sport are recorded in the protocol for assessing the level of professional preparedness of candidates based on the results of additional entrance tests.

4.31. A candidate who has not completed the assigned exercise (exercises, element, action, complex, combination) without a good reason and (or) has not arrived at the entrance test without a good reason, is assessed as "unsatisfactory" and is considered to have failed the professional selection.

4.32. If it is impossible for the candidate to perform the exercise (exercises, elements, actions, complexes, combinations) for a good reason on the day of the entrance test, the established procedure may decide to postpone the execution of the exercise (exercises) to another day, but no later than the schedule of events of the professional selection of a reserve day for this type of entrance examination.

4.33. The results of assessing the level of professional preparedness of candidates based on the results of additional entrance examinations are communicated to candidates in the prescribed manner, but no later than one day after the entrance examination.

4.34. In the competitive list for assessing the level of professional preparedness of candidates based on the results of additional entrance tests, the sum of points for the interview and professional test (maximum 100 points) is entered.

5. The procedure for enrolling candidates enteringfor training cadets on programswith full and secondary military special training

5.1. Candidates who have passed the professional selection are included in the competitive lists for admission of candidates as cadets to the Institute (hereinafter referred to as the competitive lists).

Competitive lists are compiled in accordance with the recruitment calculation and approved by the decision of the Institute's selection committee, which is drawn up in the minutes of the meeting of the selection committee on admission to the Institute.

5.2. Competitive lists are compiled separately for candidates entering programs with full military special training and candidates for programs with secondary military special training.

5.3. Candidates entering programs with full military special training are placed in the competitive lists in descending order of the sum of points, which determines:

  • results of general educational preparedness (scores are summed up for each general educational subject of entrance examinations);
  • the results of assessing the level of professional preparedness of candidates based on the results of additional entrance examinations;
  • results individual achievements(in accordance with Appendix No. 11 to these Rules).

Candidates entering programs with secondary military special training are placed in the competitive lists depending on the amount of points that determines:

  • results of general educational readiness (average score in the submitted documents on education);
  • results of physical fitness;
  • the results of assessing the level of professional preparedness of candidates based on the results of additional entrance examinations.

5.4. At the same time, candidates entering programs with full and secondary military special training, classified according to the results of professional psychological selection to the third category of professional suitability, are placed in the competitive list after candidates classified to the first and second categories of professional suitability, regardless of the amount received. points.

5.5. Candidates who have scored an equal number of points are entered into the competitive list in the following sequence:

  • in the first place - candidates entering the programs with full and secondary military special training, enjoying a priority right when entering the Institute;
  • in the second place - candidates entering programs with full military special training who received a higher score in the profile general education subject - biology (candidates entering programs with secondary military special training - who received a higher score when assessing the level their physical fitness).

5.6. Candidates who did not pass the professional selection, who did not appear for entrance examinations without a good reason, who refused to enter the Institute after the start of the professional selection, as well as candidates who were denied further professional selection due to a violation of discipline, drop out of the competition and are not admitted to the Institute. are credited.

Candidates who did not arrive at the place of the professional selection at the Institute at the set time for a good reason are allowed to participate in the professional selection until the completion of its events in accordance with the schedule.

Repeated professional selection events with the candidate are not allowed.

5.7. Candidates from among citizens who have completed and have not completed military service, who are not enrolled in the Institute as cadets, are subject to direction to the military commissariats of the constituent entities of the Russian Federation at their place of residence.

Candidates from among the military personnel who are not enrolled in the Institute as cadets are subject to assignment to the military units in which they served.

Candidates who are not enrolled in the Institute as cadets are given personal files against receipt. The refusal to enroll for training, indicating the reasons, is reported to the military units and military commissariats of the constituent entities of the Russian Federation at the place of residence of the candidates no later than 10 days after the end of the professional selection.

5.8. Candidates accepted by the decisions of the selection committee for training at the Institute are enrolled in the Institute by order of the Minister of Defense of the Russian Federation for personnel and appointed to military positions of cadets by order of the head of the Institute from August 1 of the year of admission to study.

The Military Institute of Physical Culture is the only Federal State Educational Institution of Higher Professional Education of the Ministry of Defense of the Russian Federation in Russia that provides training and retraining for the Armed Forces of qualified specialists with higher and secondary vocational education in physical culture and sports, as well as conducting additional linguistic training on the course "Translator in the field of professional communication".

Duration of study at the institute: according to programs higher education- 5 years; by programs secondary education- 2 years 10 months.

Graduates of the institute with higher professional education are awarded a military rank "lieutenant" and a state-recognised diploma of higher professional education is issued with the qualification "specialist in service-applied physical training". They are appointed to the following positions: commander of a platoon of physical training instructors of a military unit; assistant commander of a military unit for physical training - head of physical training of a military unit; teacher of physical culture, physical training in a military educational institution.

The main areas of professional activity of a graduate of the institute with a higher education are: maintaining high combat readiness of military personnel and military units using the methods of service-applied physical training; organizing and managing the process of physical training of military units, improving and comprehensively ensuring the physical readiness of military personnel, as well as planning and conducting various sports events with military personnel, their families and civilian personnel of the RF Armed Forces.

Graduates of the institute with secondary vocational education are issued a state diploma of secondary vocational education with the qualification of "specialist in physical culture and sports", and they are appointed to the positions of instructors in physical training. Training of instructors is carried out in accordance with the profile of service activity and taking into account the following sports specialization: athletic training; accelerated movement (ski training) and orientation; hand-to-hand combat; mountain training and overcoming obstacles; military-applied navigation and light diving training; practical shooting and grenade throwing; survival.

The main areas of professional activity of a graduate of the institute with a secondary education are the improvement and comprehensive provision of the physical readiness of military personnel in the profile of their sports specialization. They, in the process of service, are given the opportunity to constantly improve their personal sports skills, as well as skills in coaching and refereeing. The purpose of a graduate of the institute with a secondary education in the profile "survival instructor" is associated with the performance of official duties in difficult, extreme conditions, which will require him to acquire an increased level of special, sports and general physical fitness in the process of studying at the All-Russian Institute of Physical Culture.

Cadets are trained in curriculum, which includes more than 50 disciplines (military, special, theoretical, etc.): gymnastics and athletic training, athletics and ski (alpine skiing) training, overcoming obstacle courses, mountain training, hand-to-hand combat, swimming, light diving training, tactics, shooting, theory and organization of service-applied physical training in the troops, survival in various conditions, anatomy, biochemistry, physiology, psychology and psycho-training, military and sports pedagogy, management of physical culture and sports, foreign languages driving motor vehicles and small boats, etc.

For the period of study, cadets are provided with accommodation in a hostel on the territory of the institute, clothing items, including sports, food, and allowances.

Contacts

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The Military Institute of Physical Culture (VIFK) is a unique educational institution of higher professional education of the Ministry of Defense of Russia. The main direction of the university is the training and retraining of qualified specialists in the field of army sports and physical culture for the Armed Forces of the Russian Federation. In addition, the institute trains qualified personnel for various military departments of foreign states.
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Military Institute of Physical Culture (founded on October 1, 1909)

History of the institute

The Military Institute of Physical Culture is also one of the first educational institutions of the Armed Forces in the history of the USSR. The educational institution began its history in the days of the Russian Empire. By decree of the Emperor, on May 17, 1909, the Main Gymnastics and Fencing School was organized in St. Petersburg. She reported directly to the commander-in-chief of the Guards and the military district of St. Petersburg.


The school has collected the best teachers in the field of military sports. In those years, the teaching staff included such eminent athletes as Eimelus, Vihra, Raevsky and many others. Athletes who were trained at the school were part of the national teams in various sports. Since the founding of the institute, the traditions and glory of the educational institution in sports victories have been laid.


After the Great October Revolution, the school was reorganized, becoming the Soviet Military Main Gymnastics and Fencing School in Petrograd. A significant period in the history of the institute was 1932, when the Red Banner Military Faculty was formed in Moscow at the Central State Institute of Physical Culture. This period became key because it was introduced educational program universities.

After the start of the Great Patriotic War the institute was stationed in Moscow, and the life of the educational institution switched to martial law. Most of the teachers and students were at the fronts in the active units of the Red Army. The term of study in the main program was reduced to one year, and in the additional department to three months. In addition to qualified specialists in the field of physical culture, the school trained commanders for rifle, reconnaissance, airborne, ski and other combat units.

Teachers and graduates of the Red Banner Faculty fulfilled their military duty with honor. Valor and courage of nine of them (A.S. Zheltov, S.A. Savushkin, B.E. Kovalenko, L.V. Kudakovsky, N.V. Kopylov, D.A. Balakhanov, V.B. Mironov, F I. Perkhorovich, N.S. Ugryumov) were awarded the Gold Star medal and the honorary title Hero Soviet Union.

After the war, it was decided to reorganize the faculty into an independent institution of higher education with a permanent location in Leningrad. The Institute was formed in a building belonging to the Life Guards of the Moscow Regiment. The educational institution is located here today.


The Military Institute of Physical Culture (VIFK) was visited by the outstanding wrestler Alexander Karelin

In the first few years after the war, a lot of work was done to restore the destroyed buildings, organize training, life, and sports for cadets and students. In the post-war years, both the combined teams of the institute and individual athletes set records and won the championships of the USSR.

Since the beginning of the 50s, the history of Olympic victories of university graduates began, today the list of Olympic champions consists of 50 names. Among them are such sports legends as Vyacheslav Fetisov, Nikolai Puchkov, Vladimir Belousov and others.

More than a century of experience in training qualified personnel in the military applied and various sports areas to solve the problem of sports readiness of military personnel for combat training in various military units demonstrates the importance of an educational institution and significant potential in military policy.

Since 2015, on the basis of the Military Institute of Physical Culture, a sports school has been created for children demonstrating high achievements in sports and physical training (Cadet Corps).
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The structure of the university

On the basis of the institute there are 12 departments with different specializations:

  1. Overcoming obstacles and hand-to-hand combat.
  2. Tactics and combined arms disciplines.
  3. Fast travel and ski training.
  4. Russian language.
  5. Foreign languages.
  6. Theory and organization of service-applied physical training, physical culture and sports.
  7. Psychological-pedagogical and legal bases of service-applied physical training.
  8. Natural science disciplines and medical support of service-applied physical training.
  9. Mountain training, survival and orientation.
  10. Gymnastics, athletic training and sports games.
  11. Military special training.
  12. Military applied navigation and light diving training.

Awards

During its existence, the institute was twice awarded high awards:

  1. In 1921, the institute was awarded the Honorary Revolutionary Red Banner.
  2. In 1943, the educational institution was awarded the Order of the Red Banner (for the heroism of graduates and a significant contribution to the preparation of replenishment for the Red Army).
Military Institute was awarded the Order of the Red Banner (1943)

Admission conditions

Persons with a secondary general education and meeting the following criteria can apply to study at the institute under the full program of military special training:

  1. Didn't do military service.
  2. Age from 16 to 20 years.
  3. Passing military service or military personnel undergoing military service on conscription under the age of 24 years.
  4. Military personnel undergoing contract service (with the exception of officers) up to 27 years of age.

Under the program of secondary military special training, candidates who have received a general secondary education at the age of 30 are considered. All citizens wishing to become cadets of the VIFK must have a sports category of at least 2 in one of the sports or have the title of master of sports.


Applicants to the university must have sports titles or sports categories not lower than the second in one of the sports

Preliminary selection of cadets is carried out in the military commissariats at the place of residence of citizens. For future cadets, the following requirements are imposed for the possibility of being sent to a university for entrance examinations:

  • citizenship of the Russian Federation;
  • appropriate age and level of education;
  • health compliance;
  • compliance with physical requirements. preparation.

Citizens who have not completed military service or who have served in the ranks of the Armed Forces for military service, submit an application to the military commissariat at the place of residence before April 20 (students in secondary educational institutions of the Ministry of Defense of Russia submit an application addressed to the head).



Servicemen submit a report addressed to the commander of the unit before April 1 of the year of admission to the institute. Attached to the application or report:

  • copy of birth certificate and passport;
  • autobiography;
  • characteristics (from the place of study, service, work);
  • a copy of the documents on the existing education;
  • service card of a soldier;
  • a copy of the document on awarding a sports title or category;
  • photographs of the established sample.

If the candidate is a member of the national team in any sports, he must also present copies of documents confirming membership in a sports organization.


Solemn ceremony of taking the Military oath in VIFK

After passing the preliminary selection until May 20, the above documents are sent to the institute, including data from a medical examination, psychological selection and personal files (for contracted military personnel). On the basis of the received documents, the admission committee of the institute selects candidates for professional selection. The decision is sent to the military commissariat at the place of registration and personally to the candidate before June 20 of the year of receipt. Citizens admitted to professional selection must come to the institute with all documents.

Professional selection is carried out by the selection committee and includes the following activities:

  • determination of eligibility for admission for health reasons;
  • determination of the category of professional suitability on the basis of psychological and physical research;
  • assessment of the level of training in general education disciplines;
  • grade vocational training based on additional tests;
  • assessment of physical fitness.

According to the results of professional selection, candidates are divided into 4 categories:

  1. Recommended first.
  2. Recommended.
  3. Conditionally recommended.
  4. Not recommended.

Candidates who receive the "not recommended" category are considered not selected. All candidates pass a general physical test consisting of a 100m run, a 3000m run and a 100m swim. Depending on the department chosen for admission, candidates are subjected to additional tests.


Army hand-to-hand combat training at the Military Institute of Physical Culture

Department of Overcoming Obstacles and Hand-to-Hand Combat:

  • army hand-to-hand combat;
  • boxing;
  • wrestling (freestyle, Greco-Roman, judo, sambo).

Department of Gymnastics, Athletic Training and Sports Games:

  • gymnastics;
  • weight-lifting;
  • volleyball;
  • hockey.

Department of accelerated movement and ski training:

  • biathlon;
  • ski race;
  • Athletics;
  • polyathlon (winter, summer).

Department of military-applied navigation and light diving training:

  • sports swimming.

Department of military special training:

  • bullet shooting and shooting sport.

Department of Mountain Training, Survival and Orienteering:

  • orienteering;
  • rock climbing.

Candidates who enter other sports are tested in pentathlon:

  1. 60m run
  2. 1000m run
  3. Throwing a grenade.
  4. 50m freestyle swimming.
  5. Pull-ups on the crossbar.

For more detailed information about the procedure for conducting preparatory and professional selection, additional tests and conditions for enrolling in the institute, it is recommended to visit the official website of the educational institution.


VIFK is located in the city of St. Petersburg, not far from the Vyborgskaya metro station. This is the only institute that provides professional education to the Ministry of Defense of the Russian Federation.

This institution trains real officers - specialists in physical training and sports. Graduates have an excellent opportunity to serve both on ships, in military units, and in other departments and structures. Those who graduate from the VIFK further train the soldiers of the fleet and the army, as well as the personnel of other structures, teach physical, moral, combat, psychological qualities, and also achieve the highest levels of their development. Olympic champion V. Bykov, the coach of the Russian national hockey team, was one of the students of VIFK. He believes that it was thanks to training in this institution that he led our team to victory in the World Cup.

In order to get into this institute, the most important condition is a sports category of at least 2nd.

Since physical training is part of training, the main standards are: